• With the debut of a new veggie-focused feature this week, the good folks over at Phawker take a look at Miss Rachel’s Pantry. Social anxieties are trumped by a “mutual love for vegan cuisine and delicious eats” at the enormous Farmhouse Table where the four-course Saturday night dinners are served. Hearty seitan bolognese with tofu ricotta dumplings was “mind blowing,” potato and leek bisque was more like a “thick, creamy mashed potato dish in the best, most phenomenal, bowl scraping manner possible,” and a fluffy blueberry shortcake “closed the meal by magically satisfying the sweet tooth.” [Phawker]

• At University City’s White Dog Cafe, Brian Freedman reports that the farm-to-table, slow food trailblazer “maintains its pioneer status” and leaves guests feeling “socially responsible as well as sated.” “Cardamom-perfumed” beet and pomegranate puree accompanying the pan-roasted grouper came as “delicious surprise,” while a shareable charcuterie plate serves as a “harbinger of an exciting future” for the long-standing restaurant, and simultaneously shows just how “adept this kitchen is with meats.” [PW]